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Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#800149
Very nice mate.Interior looks fantastic.I'd own this anyday

Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#800245
bneild wrote:Hey all,

I'm new to this website so I thought I'd post something to get some opinions and start feeling comfortable in how you guys work on here.

I Have just turned 21 been driving VWs for the last 3 years since I got my first square when I had just turned 18. Beautiful car that I should have kept. (I'll try and post a photo)

My experiences with VWs are quite limited compared to some I have been reading about on here.

But I have had the one experience I wouldn't wish on any VW driver.
The old engine fire earlier this year on my beautiful original notchback. This car was amazing, completely original inside and out. The car had every receipt of every service carried out on it from new. Which I luckily salvaged from the car along with the jack, original tool kit and a pair of socks I had in the glovebox.
At least I have a lovely momento of this as it was displayed in SA's Advertiser as a half page spread and story. Had it serviced couple of weeks before the fire. I guess it's just one of those things.(I'll try and post photo)

So if you saw some crazy people on the side of the road at the Bay to Birdwood Classic Car run in September this year "Shouting check your fuel lines" at any VW that passed That would be me and my family.
I do apologise.

So I'm now looking for another type 3 wagon hopefully in SA, I have something posted in the buying/swapping cars section any help would be appreciated.

Hope to get more involved in this website over the coming months and read a whole lot more about VWs and especially Type 3s.

Cheers

Bryce
So typical of the VW scene here in SA..... complacency and righteousness seems to be the norm which is why I am not in it. They can have it. Guess you found out the hard way with what a 40 year old fuel system will do to your car....

Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#800250
Joel wrote:the important one is dont have those cruddy plastic fuel filters anywhere near the engine
if you insist on running them put it in the hose under the fuel tank

the metal ones do a much better job and dont leak when they get old and brittle
Funnily enough, it is rarely ever that the nylon filters are the cause.... below is the general order of causes;

-Poor fuel line
-Unsatisfactory clamps
-poor routing and components cutting into fuel line
-brass fittings coming loose in fuel pump and carbs
-fuel pump neglect(rebuild original every 5 years without fail/50000km of continual use if before 5 years max, rebuild/replace after any form of storage longer than a couple of months without running).
-carb neglect(same conditions as fuel pump)


miss these items and you may as well stop by at the shop for sausages...

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#800275
VERY nice lookin square there Bryce... you've scored well dude !!!

Keen to see some more pics - she appears to be very clean and straight... don't think I've ever seen an unrestored square that nice ... and dig the 'murder scene red' !!!

👍👍

Dyno wrote:So typical of the VW scene here in SA..... complacency and righteousness seems to be the norm which is why I am not in it. They can have it. Guess you found out the hard way with what a 40 year old fuel system will do to your car....



Pure laziness in progress.... A.K.A 1500king...
Oh the irony....

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Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#800430
Sides wrote:VERY nice lookin square there Bryce... you've scored well dude !!!

Keen to see some more pics - she appears to be very clean and straight... don't think I've ever seen an unrestored square that nice ... and dig the 'murder scene red' !!!

👍👍

Dyno wrote:So typical of the VW scene here in SA..... complacency and righteousness seems to be the norm which is why I am not in it. They can have it. Guess you found out the hard way with what a 40 year old fuel system will do to your car....



Pure laziness in progress.... A.K.A 1500king...
Oh the irony....

😉
The cars keep burning....

jakejakesnakes Casual Dubber

36 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#800927
Hey Byrce,

That sucks about your notch But, your new Square looks great!

I've got your old Squareback, its so not good at the moment : ( i found some rust into which lead me to more, soo its currently getting re-bulit pretty much.

Hopefully it will be back on the road later this year (Fingers Crossed)

bneild Casual Dubber

28 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·

#802871
G'day.

Just wondering if anyone can answer a question.
I know the photos wont give a great indication but I'm wondering whether this squareback has original miles. It didn't come with the service history and books so can't be completely proven.

Is there anything else I can look for apart from the mint interior to determine whether it's gone around once already?

It is reading 71K miles at the moment which is 113000km if it had gone around once it would have clocked up another 160K Kms. I don't think its done over 270Km.

Thanks guys.

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#802893
There is one of these in Bendigo vic. Spitting image.

Same year, color, sun-visor, blinds and wheels (only they are black wheels).

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE